camelCaseGuy@lemmy.world to Today I learned@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoTIL that “OK” is said to be the most widely spoken word in the world, having been adopted as a loanword in mamy languages. However, the etymology of the word is uncertain.en.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkTIL that “OK” is said to be the most widely spoken word in the world, having been adopted as a loanword in mamy languages. However, the etymology of the word is uncertain.en.m.wikipedia.orgcamelCaseGuy@lemmy.world to Today I learned@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square2fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebionicjoey@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThe most compelling explanation of the etymology that I’ve seen is that there was a meme where people would deliberately misspell short phrases, and one of the most common ones was to spell “All Correct” as “Oll Korrect”
minus-squarefubo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThey didn’t just have lolspeak; they also had cat memes.
The most compelling explanation of the etymology that I’ve seen is that there was a meme where people would deliberately misspell short phrases, and one of the most common ones was to spell “All Correct” as “Oll Korrect”
They didn’t just have lolspeak; they also had cat memes.